1. (noun)issue, issuing, issuance the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) Synonyms: consequence, topic, emergence, progeny, subject, effect, offspring, militaryissue, way out, number, issuance, result, proceeds, exit, event, matter, issue, publication, outcome, return, government issue, take, takings, yield, upshot, issuing, payoff, outlet, egress